Awning



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UNITEDSTATES THOMAS SONNE, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

AWNING.

Application filed. September The invention relates to awnings as described in the present specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings that form part of the same.

The invention consists essentially of the novel features of construction pointed out broadly and specifically in the claims for novelty following a description containing to such an extent as will admit plenty of light without admitting the suns rays, thereby enjoying the shade eifected by awning sections; to produce awnings on the sectional plan thereby reducing the cost of maintenance as many parts and sections may be removed and replaced and the remainder continue in use; and generally to provide a simple, economical and eiiicient awning.-

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of the awning complete.

Figure 2 is a perspective side view of the awning broken away to disclose construction features.

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective detail of a corner bracket.

of the other corner bracket.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the awning frame.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of a modified form of the invention.

Figure 7 is a vertical sectional view of the awning collapsed.

Figure 8 is a vertical sectional view of the extended awning broken away at the lower end. A

Figure 9 is a perspective side view of the frame having the awning removed.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the various figures.

Referring to the drawings, the corner brackets 9 and 10 are securely fastened to the window frame 11 and are formed with the sockets 12 and 13 for the top rod 14. The books 15 and 16 extend from the side and front of the bracket 10 and the hook 28, 1925. Serial N0. 59,081.

17 extends from the front of the bracket 1 for the drawing cords of the awning. 1

The roof canvas 18 is formed atits upper end with the pocket 19 and at its lower end with the pocket 20 and the rod 14 is inserted through the place.

The U-shaped rod 21 is inserted through the lower pocket 20 and its end sections 22 and 23 project from the extremities of the pocket 20. Theeyes 24 and 25 are screwed on. to the end sections 22 and 23 and the transverse rod 26 is inserted through said eves.

The eyes 27 and 28 are screwed on to the pocket 19 before being set in ends of the rod 26 and the vertical rods 29 V and 30 extend through these eyes 27 and 28.

The side curtains 31 are formed with a pocket 32 for the and sections 22 and 23 obliquely thereacross and the upper ends of these curtains 31 are sewn to sides of the roof canvas 33. The lower portions 34 of the curtains 31 extend below the rod sections 22 and 23 to meet the front fringe 35.

extremely difiicult for the suns rays to findthe window opening at the part protected by the particular section of the awning.

This completes section 36 of the awning,

which is the top section and the next section 37 is similarly formed and also the section 38, which is shown as the bottom section though there may be as many intermediate sections as required instead of one as shown; The roof canvas 39 is held by the rod'26-atits upper and by the U-shaped rod 40 at its lower end. The rod 40 being pivotally mounted on the transverse rod 41 sliding on the vertical rods 29 and 30 through end.

eyes. The side curtains 42 are shaped and secured in precisely the same way as the curtains 31 and the fringes arranged as shown. V p The roof canvas 43 of the bottom section 38 is held at its upper end by the rod 41 and at its lower end by the U-shaped rod 44 pivotally mounted on thelower transverse rod 45 having eye ends slidable on the vertical rods 29 and 30.

The stabilizing rod members 46 having suitable eye ends 4'7 and 18 extend from the rod 41 to the rod 45 one at each end and stabilize the lower section in the collapsing movements and permanently distance the two lower transverse rods.

The side curtains 49 for the bottom section are just the same as the other side curtains or may be omitted if desirable.

The rods 29 and 30 at their upper ends are secured in sockets from the brackets 9 and 10 and at their lower ends in the sockets 50 and 51 secured to the window frame 11 through the offset flanges 52 and The canvas spacing strips 54 and 55 are formed with the spaced eyeletted holes 56, 57 and 58 for the transverse rods 26, 41 and 45 or as many more holes as there may be rods.

The drawing cord 59 is secured to the pulley 60 held by the hook 17 and extends downwardly around the transverse rod 45 and upwardly through the pulley 60 across to the pulley 61, which is held by the hook 15. and through the pulley 61 and down to the cleat 62. The cord 63 is secured to the pulley (i l, which is held by the hook 16, and extends downwardly and around the rod 4? and upwardly through the pulley (is and downwardly to a knotted or splicing connection 65 with the cord 59.

In the modification shown in Figure 6 the U-shaped rods 66, 67 and 68 are reversed and are inclined downwardly instead of upwardly as hereinbefore described. These U-shaped rods 66, 67 and 68 are pivotally mounted on the transverse rods 69, 70 and 71 from which the roof canvases extend.

The side curtains 7 2 are in outline formed in the shape of an equilateral triangle and meet at their inner ends.

The bottom transverse rod 73 is permanently distanced from the rod 68 by the stabilizing members 74 and all the transverse rods except the top one slide on the vertical rods 75.

The drawing cords 76 and 77 are arranged in a similar manner to those already described and the adjusting cord 78 is passed through a pulley 79, supported at the upper end, and around the U-shaped rods 66, 67 and 68 to the bottom rod 73 being caught to each U-shaped rod to adjust the angle of inclination of the sections 80, 81 and 82.

In the assembly of the awning as described in detail and relating to Figures 15, 7, 8 and 9 the roof canvas of the top section is first secured on the top transverse rod, then at its lower end on to the upper U-shaped rod. The corner brackets are then mounted on to the top transverse rod and secured in the corners of the window frame. The roof canvases of the other sections are then similarly mounted on rods and the various side curtains adjusted and secured. The vertical rods are passed through the eyes of the transverse rods and secured in place meanwhile the stabilizin members have been mounted on the two lower transverse rods.

In the operation the cord is pulled.wl1ich draws the transverse rods together with the exception of the lowermost rod, which is permanently distanced from the next one above.

The drawing up of the sections collapses the side curtains and folds all the sections together as close as they can possibly get to one another.

The stabilizing rods 46 may or may not be in hinged sections to facilitate folding the lower awning section.

l i hat I claim is 1. An awning comprising a plurality of shade members formed of canvas and carrymg frames having eye ends, rigid vertical rods forming guides for the eye ends of said frames, and stabilizing rods permanently spacing two of said frames at the drawing together of the remaining shades.

2. An awning comprising a plurality of shade members formed of canvas and carrying frames having eye ends, rigid vertical rods forming guides for the eye ends of said frames, a canvas strip having eyelet holes for said frames and limiting the extension thereof and stabilizing rods permanently spacing two of said frames at the drawing together of the remaining shades.

3. An awning comprising a plurality oi. shade members formed of canvas and carrying frames having horizontal bars terminating in eye ends, rigid vertical rods e3:- tending through said eyes and forming guides and stabilizing rods extending verti cally between the two lower frames and pivotally secured thereto.

Signed at Montreal, Canada this 10th day of September 1925.

THOMAS SONNE. 

